Who is that coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? - Song of Solomon 8:5
Hagar fled to the wilderness from her harsh mistress Sarai when pregnant with Ishmael. The angel of the Lord saw her there. (Genesis 16)
Hagar and Ishmael were cast out into the wilderness of Beersheba when Isaac was weaned. Ishmael lived in the wilderness of Paran and became an expert with the bow. (Genesis 21)
David fled to the wilderness from King Saul who planned to kill him. (1 Samuel 23-26)
John the Baptist preached repentance in the wilderness of Judea and baptized in the Jordan River before the coming of Jesus. He wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt. He ate locusts and wild honey. (Matthew 3:1-6) Isaiah prophesied him. "A voice cries: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.'" (Isaiah 40:3, Matthew 3:3)